ΠΥΡΠΟΛΕΩ, πυρπολεω
PYRPOLEŌ, pyrpoleō
Sounds Like: poor-po-LEH-oh
Translations: to burn, to set on fire, to destroy by fire, to lay waste by fire
From the root: ΠΥΡΠΟΛΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from 'πῦρ' (pyr), meaning 'fire', and 'πολέω' (poleo), meaning 'to make war' or 'to ravage'. Therefore, it literally means 'to make war with fire' or 'to ravage with fire'. It describes the act of burning something down, setting it ablaze, or destroying it through the use of fire, often in a destructive or hostile manner, such as in warfare or arson. It implies a complete destruction by fire.
Inflection: Present Tense, Active Voice, Indicative Mood, First Person Singular
Strong’s number: G4448 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΥΡΠΟΛΕΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἘΠΥΡΠΟΛΗΣΕΝ — he burned, he set on fire, he ravaged with fire, he destroyed by fire
- ΕΠΥΡΠΟΛΕΩ — I burn, I set on fire, I lay waste by fire, I destroy by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΕΙΝ — to burn, to set on fire, to lay waste by fire, to destroy by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΗΘΕΙΣΑΙΣ — having been set on fire, having been burned, having been consumed by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΗΘΗΣΟΜΕΝΟΝ — about to be burned, about to be set on fire, about to be consumed by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΗΣΑΝΤΕΣ — having set on fire, having burned down, having destroyed by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΗΣΑΝΤΟΣ — of having set on fire, of having burned down, of having laid waste
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΗΣΕΙΣ — you will burn, you will set on fire, you will destroy by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΟΥΜΕΝΟΣ — being set on fire, being burned, being consumed by fire
- ΠΥΡΠΟΛΩΝ — setting on fire, burning, destroying by fire, ravaging
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